PITTSBURGH, Pa. (4/3/25) – Set to make its 17th straight appearance in the NCAA Bowling Championship, the Arkansas State women’s bowling team is set to face Maryville Friday at 8 a.m. (CT) in its first match of the 2025 National Collegiate Bowling Championship Pittsburgh Regional.

17TH STRAIGHT TRIP
A-State is making its 17th consecutive NCAA Bowling Championship appearance. Nebraska (21) and Vanderbilt (19) are the only teams with longer active streaks of making the NCAA Bowling Championship.

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2025 National Collegiate Bowling Championship is a double-elimination tournament using the mega-match format (traditional team game, 5-game Baker set and, if the teams split those, a best-of-seven Baker series). Sessions begin at 8 a.m. (CT) and 1:30 p.m. (CT) daily at AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes in Pittsburgh, Pa.

WATCH
All A-State matches will be streamed live via BOWL.TV. Links can be found by viewing the A-State bowling schedule page on AStateRedWolves.com and the watch live link.

18-TEAM FIELD
The NCAA began sponsoring bowling in 2004 with eight teams in the field. This is the second time the field has been 18 teams, which includes 10 conference champions and eight at-large teams.

RED WOLVES IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
The Red Wolves have appeared in 17 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including the last 16 under head coach Justin Kostick. A-State has finished second (2008, 2021, 2023, 2024), third (2010, 2013), fifth (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) and seventh (2009, 2019). In the first season with regional play (2022), A-State was runner-up in the Lansing Regional.

PITTSBURGH REGIONAL
Joining the Red Wolves in Pittsburgh are Nebraska, Maryville, Kutztown and Fayetteville State. Maryville (Great Lakes Valley Conference), Kutztown (East Coast Conference) and Fayetteville State (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) earned automatic bids to the tournament while A-State and Nebraska were at-large selections. A-State is 79-39 on the season and 5-4 versus the regional field, 2-3 against Nebraska and 3-1 against Maryville.